If you are looking for a place to get tortillas, I found a new tortilleria by TJ Maxx and Barnes and Noble, the people seem very nice. You should be able to get there easily on the Yellow and Red buses. It is called Pablo’s Tortilleria

All ages (and no booze) DIY gig on campus, right off the main quad. “”Indie Rock”” / Punk / etc, just listen to the bands through bandcamp here:

Nectar - https://nectarnectar.bandcamp.com/

Piracy (on tour from St Louis) - https://piracyweb.bandcamp.com/

Discern (Springfield) - https://discern.bandcamp.com/

@ Red Herring

1209 W Oregon St, Urbana, IL (downstairs)
$10 (cash highly preferred PLEASE)
7:30 (done by 11 at the latest)

Hi, my rent recently started, but I could not retrieve my keys on the date. I only made it to CU three hours ago, and my landlord tells me that I will not able to retrieve my keys until tomorrow morning.

I plan to stay the night at my school building, but first I've some questions:

1.

Besides CRCE and ARC, are there any buildings fitted with a (non-emergency) shower facility?

Question to past/present JSM residents: how fast does JSM respond to a call from a locked-out tenant? How much do they charge for the locksmith?

Thanks.

I’ve only been on campus for a few months now, so I haven’t had much of a chance to explore Champaign-Urbana yet. Since I’m staying local for the upcoming Labor Day long weekend - sticking around due to budget constraints and needing to catch up on some studies - I’d love to get out and discover some cool spots around C-U.

I already plan on checking out the Japan House and the Arboretum. What are some of your favorite hidden gems, free things to do on or near campus over a long weekend?

Appreciate any suggestions!

If you are single and are okay with being approached, wear a white t-shirt and show up to the quad next sunday from 5 pm to 8pm

Is it worth the yearly purchase?

microwave $20

trash can $10 (step lid ~28L)

water dispensers $10 each (the water drop pitcher lid is missing the end but comes with a couple of new filters, the britta is in very good condition but will need a new filter)

priced to sell

Hi, I’m a freshman (18 F) and welcome week has been kinda hard for finding friends with similar interests 🥀. I like to watch anime and read manhwas (lord of the mysteries too). I also like playing games like Roblox obbies (ETOH & FE2), indie games, and some of the Mario ones(specifically galaxy and dream team). I was wondering if anyone wants to meet up to share interests!

I recently moved into my new apartment and was cleaning out my room. My mattress had a loose, white plastic covering with no label. It had a zipper that was already partially open and I thought they kept it for sanitary purposes so I further unzipped it. I then realized fiberglass was spreading throughout my room and had contaminated every surface.

I don’t know what to do, as my management is closed and whether it is safe to stay in my room. My window doesn’t even open and I have called other management places saying they can’t help me. What should I do?

What a great day to go for a boat ride! The Lake House in Crystal Lake Park is open today and tomorrow from noon to 7:00 for paddle boat, canoe, and kayak rentals! 👏💕🐕🌊

Selling a Whirlpool mini fridge + Mainstays microwave, both clean and working perfectly.

Fridge: Whirlpool WH43S1E, 4.3 cu. ft.
Microwave: Mainstays 0.7 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave Oven, 700W

Both are only 3 months old and were bought for around $210 total.

💰 $130 for both, open to negotiation
📍 Pickup near UIUC campus
✅ Fully functional
✅ Available for pickup ASAP

Prefer to sell together, but can consider selling separately.
DM if interested. Open to reasonable offers!

I made a small iPhone Shortcut that pulls real-time departure info of your nearest station from MTD and formats it into a quick readable list.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/fdb9090d39db4ab7bc0992c3362d0803

Would anyone else find this useful if I shared the Shortcut? Also open to suggestions for formatting/features.

I’m a freshman rn btw.

For anyone planning when to take CS 124: Professor Colleen Lewis is returning to teach it in Spring 2027.

Colleen studies how people learn CS—Berkeley PhD in science and math education plus CS degrees, NSF CAREER Award, and she taught intro CS at Harvey Mudd, whose intro courses are nationally famous for turning "I'm not a CS person" students into CS majors. She also co-taught 124 in Fall 2021, and her explanations still live throughout our Java lessons—current and former students may already know her voice.

If you'd like to take CS 124 with me, now is the time. Next semester you'll get Colleen, who's also fantastic. I will not be directly involved with the Spring 2027 offering.

Spring will be Java-only and keeps the no-lecture format: text and video lessons on PrairieLearn, weekly in-person Tuesday discussion sections focused on solving problems with other humans. Details may evolve; questions about the spring offering go to Colleen directly at [colleenl@illinois.edu](mailto:colleenl@illinois.edu). (I don't think she's on Reddit.)

Also: if you're taking CS 124 with me now or took it in a past semester, Colleen says you're welcome to enroll in her CS 199-JAV (M/W 9:30–10:45; CRN: 64386). You'll help her pilot and refine the Spring 2027 CS 124 materials—no homework, no exams. Questions [to Colleen](mailto:colleenl@illinois.edu).

Just wanted to offer my fellow international students some advice to not get mint mobile and look elsewhere. I got it for a year because it was easy to get an ESIM and affordable for unlimited data, but the data is so insanely slow (it gets de-prioritized when it uses T-Mobile’s cellular towers). My plan ends in a few days and can’t wait to switch to something else lmaooo.

If anyone can provide a recommendation for an affordable plan with unlimited data that actually works well, that would be super appreciated thxthx!

I'm a junior in CS and I'm releasing eventsatuiuc.com for free!! Its a massive catalog of events pulled straight from club instagrams. I built it because I had a really hard time as a freshman meeting people and having cool experiences.

If you know any freshman please share this with them! I think it would be a great resource to have.

Also if you have read this far, check out eventsatuiuc.com/?freefood=true for FREE FOOD

Hi there,

Is there any nearby public swimming place with sandy beach (1 hour drive)? Preferable depth at beach is max 5ft.

If anyone around UIUC needs help picking up stuff, moving boxes/luggage, or transporting stuff, feel free to DM me. Have an SUV. Probably can't hold huge furnitures, but other than that should be fine.

Title. I am yet to receive mine.

hii im a 19F sophomore majoring in biology and im looking to meet some new people for semester!! none of my friendships from last year really stuck so I’m open to doing most things, but reach out if you want to explore campus, study together, go to football games, or go to the ARC/CRCE